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Research Piece: March 2010 – by Fred Meissner, CMT Moving averages are one of the building blocks of Technical Analysis, and we use them at The FRED Report. We are often asked questions about them, why we use the averages we use, and the advantages and drawback of this approach. In … Read more
Research Piece: January 2010 – by Fred Meissner, CMT One common question this time of year is regarding the January Effect. The January Effect was first noted by Arthur Merrill in his publications, and suggests that small cap stocks that experience heavy tax loss selling in December often rebound in January, … Read more
Research Piece: December 2009 – by Fred Meissner, CMT This month’s research piece is on sentiment in general, and the Investor’s Intelligence numbers in particular. Sentiment numbers are derived from two types of sources. One is empirical market activity, such as options activity or mutual fund cash levels analysis. The … Read more